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Cuomo: new law cuts workers’-compensation costs
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday detailed a series of measures intended to reduce the cost to employers under New York’s workers’-compensation system 26 percent in
NYAG announces first round of housing-recovery funding
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced an award of $3 million for the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corp. (GSPDC) as part of his
Hancock Estabrook formalizes its family-business succession planning practice
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse law firm of Hancock Estabrook, LLP recently announced it has initiated a practice focusing on Family Business Succession Planning. Attorneys in this practice area work with closely-held business entities that are planning business transitions to family members, to business partners, and new owners, the firm says. They also work with its
MacKenzie Hughes attorneys discuss health law’s effect on providers
SYRACUSE — Health-care providers have major concerns about how the national health-care reform law, called the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare, will affect them, according to two attorneys with the Syracuse–based law firm Mackenzie Hughes, LLP. Physicians are concerned that the health law will reduce their freedom in how they practice medicine due to all
New York State Bar Association launches new Women’s Community
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) announced it has created a new initiative to meet the unique challenges faced by women attorneys. The NYSBA Women’s Community launched on Oct. 17 at the Committee on Women in the Law’s program, “Women on the Move 2013: Racing Ahead of the Curve – Tech-Savvy Practice Pointers for
OSHA cites Cicero manufacturer for 13 safety violations
CICERO — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited EJ USA Inc., a metal-hatch manufacturer, for 13 “serious” violations
Cuomo launches tax-relief commission that includes Pataki, McCall
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced the formation of the New York State Tax Relief Commission, which will identify ways to reduce the
Poll: NY voters support casino-gaming amendment, based on ballot language
More than half of New York voters surveyed said they would vote to approve an amendment to the state constitution that would allow construction of
NY AG announces nearly $5 million employee-payment settlement with National Grid
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Thursday announced a nearly $5 million settlement with National Grid, which “failed to properly pay” its New York workers as required under state and federal law in the months after Hurricane Sandy. The resolution follows an investigation into employee complaints, according to the attorney general’s office. National Grid,
Bonadio Group to merge with Buffalo CPA firm
The Bonadio Group, upstate New York’s largest independent CPA firm, has agreed to merge with Gaines Kriner Elliott LLP (GKE), Buffalo’s 11th-largest accounting firm. The
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